Rich Wilson, Richard Wilson

The Politics of Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa

Legitimizing the Post-Apartheid State
Herausgeber: Arup, Chris

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book shows the impact of the TRC in urban African communities in Johannesburg.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 484g
• ISBN-13: 9780521001946
• ISBN-10: 0521001943
• Artikelnr.: 21855575

Autorenporträt

Rich Wilson is leader of the Fusion Movement and has pioneered pathways and resources for churches to work with students and student workers to be trained. He is part of the senior leadership team of Open Heaven Church in Loughborough, England. Home is shared with his wife Ness, their two daughters and often one or two others.

Inhaltsangabe

List of acronyms and glossary
Maps
Preface and acknowledgements
1. Human rights and nation-building
Part I. Human Rights and Truth: 2. Technologies of truth: the TRC's truth-making machine
3. The politics of truth and human rights
Part II. Reconciliation
Retribution and Revenge: 4. Reconciliation through truth?
5. Reconciliation in society: religious values and procedural pragmatism
6. Vengeance, revenge and retribution
7. Reconciliation with a vengeance
8. Conclusions: human rights, reconciliation and retribution
Notes
Bibliography
Index.